CVE-2008-1136 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on SynCE DCCM servers via shell metacharacters sent to TCP port 5679.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-1136?

CVE-2008-1136 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Utils::runScripts function in src/utils.cpp in vdccm 0.92 through 0.10.0 in SynCE (SynCE-dccm) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a certain string to TCP port 5679.

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1136?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Synce Synce.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1136?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2008-1136 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1136 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r58g-83f4-px4p.

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